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.\"    Manual: System Administration
.\"    Source: NetworkManager 1.44.2
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "NM\-INITRD\-GENERATOR" "8" "" "NetworkManager 1\&.44\&.2" "System Administration"
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.SH "NAME"
nm-initrd-generator \- early boot NetworkManager configuration generator
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBnm\-initrd\-generator\fR\ 'u
\fBnm\-initrd\-generator\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR...] \-\- [\fICMDLINE\fR...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBnm\-initrd\-generator\fR
scans the command line for options relevant to network configuration and creates configuration files for an early instance of NetworkManager run from the initial ramdisk during early boot\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-c\fR | \fB\-\-connections\-dir\fR \fIpath\fR
.RS 4
Output connection directory\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-p\fR | \fB\-\-persistent\-connections\-dir\fR \fIpath\fR
.RS 4
Persistent connection directory\&. If it exists, rd\&.neednet will not cause a default connection to be generated in absence of other options\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-i\fR | \fB\-\-initrd\-data\-dir\fR \fIpath\fR
.RS 4
Output directory for initrd data (e\&.g\&. hostname)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-d\fR | \fB\-\-sysfs\-dir\fR \fIpath\fR
.RS 4
The sysfs mount point\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r\fR | \fB\-\-run\-config\-dir\fR \fIpath\fR
.RS 4
Output directory for config files\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR | \fB\-\-stdout\fR
.RS 4
Dump connections to standard output\&. Useful for debugging\&.
.RE
.PP
\fICMDLINE\fR
.RS 4
The options that appear on the kernel command line\&. The following options are recognized:
.RS 4
\fBip\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.route\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBbridge\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBbond\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBteam\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBvlan\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBib\&.pkey\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBbootdev\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBnameserver\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBnet\&.ifnames\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.peerdns\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.iscsi\&.ibft\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.bootif\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.neednet\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.ethtool\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.net\&.timeout\&.dhcp\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.net\&.dhcp\&.retry\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.net\&.dhcp\&.vendor\-class\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.net\&.timeout\&.carrier\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.znet\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBrd\&.znet_ifname\fR
.RE
.RS 4
\fBBOOTIF\fR
.RE
Please consult the
\fBdracut.cmdline\fR(7)
manual for the documentation of the precise format of the values supported\&.
.RE
.SH "DIFFERENCES FROM THE NETWORK\-LEGACY DRACUT MODULE"
.PP
\fBnm\-initrd\-generator\fR
generates a set of connections that are then configured by the NetworkManager instance running in the initrd\&. There are some differences in behavior compared to the network\-legacy dracut module:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
When an interface is configured with a static address and a gateway, the network\-legacy module waits that the gateway responds to arping requests before proceeding, while NetworkManager doesn\*(Aqt\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
network\-legacy configures interfaces one by one in the order in which they are announced by udev\&. If multiple interfaces specify a hostname (from command line or from DHCP), the one from the last interface activated wins\&. With NetworkManager, hostnames from command line have higher precedence over ones from DHCP, and the last that appears in the command line wins\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
NetworkManager supports the
\fBib\&.pkey\fR=\fIPARENT\fR\&.\fIPKEY\fR
argument to set up an Infiniband partition on IPoIB parent device
\fIPARENT\fR
using the specified partition key
\fIPKEY\fR\&. The partition key must be in hexadecimal notation without leading "0x", for example "ib\&.pkey=ib0\&.8004"\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
NetworkManager supports the
\fBrd\&.ethtool\fR=\fIINTERFACE\fR:\fIAUTONEG\fR:\fISPEED\fR
kernel command line option to set up ethtool NIC configuration parameters
\fIAUTONEG\fR
and
\fISPEED\fR\&. The
\fIINTERFACE\fR
being configured must be specified, and the other parameters are optional and can be left blank\&. When
\fISPEED\fR
is set, duplex mode is automatically set to \*(Aqfull\*(Aq\&.
\fIINTERFACE\fR
accepts string values,
\fIAUTONEG\fR
accepts boolean values (true and false / on or off / 0 or 1), and
\fISPEED\fR
accepts positive integer values\&.
.RE
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.PP
\fBnm\-initrd\-generator\fR
exits with status 0\&. It ignores unrecognized options and prints an error message if it encounters a malformed option\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBdracut.cmdline\fR(7),
\fBNetworkManager\fR(8)\&.
